noelrosie

Does anyone know whether supermarkets are likely to be open as normal on 27th December?

valenciatim

'Tis just a normal Saturday here, so cannot see why not.

jdr

Ours only shut on Christmas day. ;-)

noelrosie

Thanks .. that is exactly what I hoped would be the case!

spain

yes Friday and Saturday are normal working days

mikelincs

Yes, and on the 26th, Christmas day is the only holiday here until the new year, then you have Jan 1st and 6th.

lynnxa

we have a fiesta day here 8th December - not sure if it's local or national though

jjh

It´s a national holiday the Immaculada Concepcion.

jurdyr

dont for het 24 dec is big Family evening with spanish so that shout early you fine it hard to get taxies from around 6 pm on , in Elche shop where closeding around 4 - 5 pm and fast drink and off home lol
not me lol

fionamw

And of course school holiday too; day varies year to year, they give the kids an extra day sometimes. If, for example, it falls on a Thursday then they have the Friday off & call it a 'puente'. This year just the Monday so no jollies off to the UK as per last year, when I went to London & the hotel was full of Spaniards

Rosemary

It is the equivalent to our Mother´s Day so I think it is national.

Rosemary

jjh

It´s the Immaculate Conception, a religious holiday, and it is national.

Rosemary

We have a procession of the mothers and girls as a celebration of motherhood similar to one in the summer which is for fathers and boys celebrates fatherhood.

Rosemary

jjh

That sounds lovely. I guess they treat it like mother´s day because of the implications of the mother of Jesus getting pregnant.

This link explains. http://www.andalucia-travelguide.com...days-in-spain/

Rosemary, do you know whether or not there is a mother´s day similar to the ones that we have in the UK and the US? I´m just interested.

JJ

lynnxa

we do, in May

father's day is in March